Why are we based in countries that don't pay the defense bill (cough-cough South Korea cough-cough)? Time to bring our troops home. We have the ability to project force quickly to anywhere in the world in under 24 hours—all while squatting at home in the mainland US. The countries we leave (like NATO countries in western Europe) won't instantly destabilize. If anything, they'll suddenly realize that the US umbrella is gone, so they'll need to get off their fat, lazy, complacent asses and start pouring money into national defense. Economically speaking, withdrawing from bases around the world is a big win for the US, not to mention a harsh lesson to those countries pretending their vaunted nationalized health care isn't a direct result of not having to defend themselves. And as I wrote earlier, none of this means we have to abandon our military alliances. We'll be there for our allies, but we'll be based at home.
Friday, July 31, 2020
see what I mean?
Tim Pool agrees with me that the US should shed its "world police" role:
Why are we based in countries that don't pay the defense bill (cough-cough South Korea cough-cough)? Time to bring our troops home. We have the ability to project force quickly to anywhere in the world in under 24 hours—all while squatting at home in the mainland US. The countries we leave (like NATO countries in western Europe) won't instantly destabilize. If anything, they'll suddenly realize that the US umbrella is gone, so they'll need to get off their fat, lazy, complacent asses and start pouring money into national defense. Economically speaking, withdrawing from bases around the world is a big win for the US, not to mention a harsh lesson to those countries pretending their vaunted nationalized health care isn't a direct result of not having to defend themselves. And as I wrote earlier, none of this means we have to abandon our military alliances. We'll be there for our allies, but we'll be based at home.
Why are we based in countries that don't pay the defense bill (cough-cough South Korea cough-cough)? Time to bring our troops home. We have the ability to project force quickly to anywhere in the world in under 24 hours—all while squatting at home in the mainland US. The countries we leave (like NATO countries in western Europe) won't instantly destabilize. If anything, they'll suddenly realize that the US umbrella is gone, so they'll need to get off their fat, lazy, complacent asses and start pouring money into national defense. Economically speaking, withdrawing from bases around the world is a big win for the US, not to mention a harsh lesson to those countries pretending their vaunted nationalized health care isn't a direct result of not having to defend themselves. And as I wrote earlier, none of this means we have to abandon our military alliances. We'll be there for our allies, but we'll be based at home.
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